Michelle Williams gave a moving speech last night while accepting an award at the 2022 Gotham Awards and she paid tribute to her former Dawson’s Creek star Mary Beth Peil.
Some fans on Twitter seemed worried that Mary Beth had passed away after hearing about the tribute, but don’t worry, she is alive and well!
Click inside to read quotes from the speech…
“Mary Beth Peil was the first artist that I had ever met in my life,” Michelle said during her speech. “She didn’t call herself that, but there was something different about her. It was the way she asked questions, the way that she leaned into conversations, and how excited she seemed for every moment of every day on our TV set. And I didn’t know what this ineffable quality was, but I knew I wanted to pull my chair closer to hers.”
Michelle elaborated more on her relationship with Mary Beth while speaking on stage. She concluded her speech, “I wouldn’t have known how to handle being Steven Spielberg’s mother [in The Fabelmans] without having been Mary Beth’s granddaughter, so thank you Mary Beth, and thank you Gotham Awards for this.”
Watch the speech below!
Michelle had someone special by her side during the awards show.
Michelle Williams, who received a performer tribute at this year's #GothamAwards, commended her #DawsonsCreek co-star Mary Beth Peil during her speech. https://t.co/Zr7PrBepzi pic.twitter.com/Vwpz27onai
— Variety (@Variety) November 29, 2022
Read some tweets from fans below…
It is a great speech, but made me freak out for a second, as I was pretty sure I didn't hear about Mary Beth Peil passing away, but I guess she just meant she literally physically couldn't be there. https://t.co/6eosmpVB4Q
— Brian Cronin (@Brian_Cronin) November 29, 2022
no-one would possibly come away from this speech thinking Mary Beth Peil is still alive (she is lmao) https://t.co/nno5R8ZiG1
— Joey Sims (@joeycsims) November 29, 2022
Very happy about all the Mary Beth Peil tweets but now I’m nervous.
— shane (@yesitsthatshane) November 29, 2022
This is a beautiful eulogy for someone who is absolutely still alive and currently in a play https://t.co/vIqIjrxvTU
— David Gordon (@MrDavidGordon) November 29, 2022
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By: Just Jared
Title: Michelle Williams Pays Tribute to Dawson's Creek's Mary Beth Peil, Who Is Still Alive Despite Worry on Twitter!
Sourced From: www.justjared.com/2022/11/29/michelle-williams-pays-tribute-to-dawsons-creeks-mary-beth-peil-who-is-still-alive-despite-worry-on-twitter/
Published Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:52:02 +0000
